"lbbs" lbbs @dadffo.ca wrote in message
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btw: This antenna I saw at the Radio Shack is not just indoor antenna.
It
cost $200 Can ($150 US) (also a cheaper version cost $120 Cand part
15-1634.
This is not one of those cheap indoor antennas. I is called an
indoor/outdoor Omnidirectional antenna. I it suppose to replace the old
style antenna, but it can also be mounted on the old antenna tower. The
nice thing about it is if you don't have a tower you can put it in your
attic and at least get better reception then good old rabbit ears. The
nice thing about it is you don't have to always rotate it in order to get
ideal reception (I find that a pain to always rotate the old antenna).
That is why it is called omnidirectional antenna.

Omnidirectional antennas are just plain no good, no matter how much they
charge for them. Some people in wide open spaces can get by with using them
for FM radio, but for TV they are just expensive junk. They do nothing to
make the picture better, it's just like having a bare wire hanging out your
window, only with a cheap amplifier to increase the noise level, and make
the ghosts sharper. Trust me, rotating a decent yagi antenna is a lot less
trouble than installing this omni thing, discovering it's useless to you,
and having to take it down, THEN go buy a decent antenna for a lot less
money.